Practical technical talk on how to use the Salesforce CLI, a foundational tool of Salesforce DX project. Learn how any Salesforce developer or admin can use this it through practical every day problem solving. You can watch the live recording from Dreamforce 2018 here: https://youtu.be/Pql-cHcB0uE

1. Apply the Salesforce CLI
to Everyday Problems
pchittum@salesforce.com, @pchittum
Peter Chittum, Developer Evangelist

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3. Thank You Manchester
For helping me brainstorm
“everyday” problems

4. What is a CLI?
Command Line Interface
C L I
CLI
An app with a text-based UI.

5. Salesforce DX
Team Collaboration
Increased productivity, for all builders, whether you use
clicks or code
Automated, Open & Prescriptive
Higher quality code, support for continuous integration
and delivery, built with the tools and processes you know
and love
Built for Enterprise
Greater agility, integration and release management plus
support for both org and package development
Modern software development on the Lightning Platform

7. For everyone
Modern Application Lifecycle Management
Plan
Code
BuildTest
Release
CLI for integration with 3rd
party editors
Development Environments:
Scratch Orgs & Dev Sandboxes
Lightning Dev Pro Sandboxes
Continuous Delivery/ build
automation
Continuous integration with
test automation
Test Environments
Partial & Full Sandboxes
for UAT, staging
Packaging
Source Control
Repository
IDEs, Text Editors,
Language Services
Org Development
PILOT

8. Buffet, not Fixed Menu

9. Salesforce CLI
Connect your laptop to any org
Access common Salesforce APIs
Universal: same on Windows or Mac
Write custom plugins
Not the “Salesforce DX” CLI

10. Seriously, though. Text-based UI?
What’s with all the typing? Why would I do that?

11. Command Lines Rock!
Repetitive tasks
Flexibility
Combining several small tasks into one
Great for coders and non-coders
Especially for…

12. Non Coders? Yeah Right!
Check out my talk from TrailheaDX 18
If You Can Write a Salesforce Formula, You
Can Use the Command Line
bit.ly/anyone-can-cli

13. What the Salesforce CLI Can Do
Apex (logs, execute, test)
Authorization (OAuth, login)
Data Management
Lightning (lint, test)
Packaging
Limits (API, Reports, etc)
Org (create, delete, open)
Schema (list, describe)
User (assign perm sets)

14. How a Salesforce CLI Command Works
Windows, Mac, and Linux support
Salesforce CLI
Action to take
(Plugin)
Parameters
sfdx force:data:record:get -s Contact -w Email=jane@some.com –u OrgAlias

15. Today’s Buffet
• Org management
• Data management
• User management
• Sandbox management
• Limits
• Scheduling
• Apex log tail
• Apex “scripting”

16. La Carte du Jour
• Gestion d’organisations
• Gestion des données
• Gestion d’utilisateur
• Gestion de sandbox
• Les limites
• Planification des tâches
• Apex Log Tail
• Apex “Scripting”

17. Demo
github.com/pchittum/everyday-sfcli

18. Work with orgs:
• List
• Create Scratch Orgs
• Connect Other Orgs
• Understand Org Limits
What did we do?
Work with Data
• Mass Record Update
• Single Record Update
• Encapsulate Common Tasks
• User Management
• Sandbox Refresh
Fun with Apex
• Easy Debug Log Access
• Execute Apex

19. Mass Delete Reports (reports are just metadata)
Mass Email Changes to Sandbox Users (just like the data process shown)
Other ideas I’ve not tried:

20. ???

21. Take the Getting Started with Salesforce DX Trail
Become a Salesforce DX Trailblazer!
Application
Lifecycle
Management
Change
Management
Salesforce DX
Development Model
App Development
with Salesforce DX
Git and Github
Basics
Package Development
Readiness
Unlocked Packages
for Customers
Continuous
Integration Using
Salesforce DX
Watch:
• Mastering the Salesforce DX CLI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4NgcN_w8_Q
• Boost Developer Productivity with Salesforce DX CLI Customized Tools -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO81C9IvQvc&amp=&feature=youtu.be
Read:
• Getting Started with Salesforce DX -
https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs/2018/02/getting-started-salesforce-dx-part-1-
5.html
• Salesforce DX Developer Guide - https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-
us.214.0.sfdx_dev.meta/sfdx_dev/sfdx_dev_intro.htm